The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-02-26
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURES.


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TERRITORIAL LEG1sLArURE.
Proceedings of the Fifteenth Regular ses
sion.
= COUNCIL.
8 FRIDAY, 18TH.-Rlckards introduced
E c. B. No. 43, providing that militia com.
, panies should receive $500 a year. tina,
t there should be an encampment each yea,
lasting three days, transportation to which
should he furnished by the government
and that malitiamen should be exempt
from jury duty and from special, road
and poor taxes. Read first and second
times and ordered printed. Cardwell in
troduced c. B. No. A, appropriating $5,-
600 to be distributed among the benevo-
lent institutions which have been caring
for orphan children, S. T. Hauser, T. C.
Power and c. A. Broadwater being the
commission to make the division. Read
first and second times and referred to
ways and means committee. H. B. No.
81, relating to trustees of religious lncor-
porations was read third time and pass
ed. c. B. No. "a, concerning the pro-
lection, employment and adoption Of
children, was read third time and passed.
Richards introduced c. B. No. 45, very
long bill concerning municipal corpora
tons which has been in preparation
long time by Richards, Thompson, of the
council, Thompson of the house, and
others. It was read first and second
times by title and ordered printed.
SATURDAY, 19TH,-Rickards introduc-
ed without previous notice, c. B. No. 46,
to provide for the establishment of graded
school districts. 1t provides that such
districts may be organized; there shall be
six trustees, two elected annually, to
serve three years; the board will have the
power to appoint clerk and fix his COM
pensation, to elect superintendent of
schools and teachers, fixing their compen-
sat'on and granting them license to teach
after proper examinations; and higher
branches of learning and in the elements
of industrial training. The distribution of
school moneys between the various dis
tricts of the county is not to be effected
by the creation of independent districts.
Bill read first and second times and order
ed printed. Sutherlin introduced C. B.
No. ~, to suppress and prevent the dis
semination of contagious diseases among
sheep. Read first and second times and
ordered printed c. B. No. II, for the
ere alton of Park county, and c. J. NJ. No.
3, in regard to Yellowstone park, were
signed by the president. c. B. No. IA,
providing for Furnishing persons coming
into this territory with stolen property,
was received from the house with amend
ments. The amendments were adopted
and the bill referred to the enrolling
committee. H. B. No. 5-Amenaing the .
gag law, was read third time aud pass
ed by vote of 10 to O, Bstchelder being
absent. H. B. No. 25-Providing COM
for certain officers not other
wise provided for, was read third time
md passed without objection. G. B. No.
the governor and superintend- s
mt of public instruction authority to con-
inue deaf mutes and blind children in +
chool at territorial expense, was passed a
without dissenting voice. The presi-
lent appointed Messrs. Holiday, Card
veil and Waters members OF the joint c
to visit the territorial pcniten- q
iary and insane asylum. G. B. No. 25-- l
The penitentiary bill, came up ON third t
eading. Collins asked unanimous con- Q
ent to amend by fixing the price of o
oard of prisoners at elghty-6ve cents in
tead of seventy-five cents, which was done
'ardce and Richards made speeches in
pp0sitiOn to the measure and Collins and
kennedy sustained it. and the bill was =
assed. Adjourned to meet Wednesday. :,
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FRIDAY. 18TH-The special committee n
onsisting of the members of Gallatin V
ounty reported substitute for G. B. No. IL
Ito create the county of Park. The C
1bstitute was adopted and the bill pass G
4 by an unanimous vote. Hoffman in G.
'oduced H. Il. No. rs, an act to amend et
actions 8 and of an act to amend an act F
oncerning an act to protect game, fur
caring animals and fish. BY Thompson B
H. B. No. ~, bill to prevent double til
xation H. b. No. 6-Concerning eff
ms running at large, passed by unani-
ous vote. H. B. No. AZ, to prevent the "
oandonment OF sheep, was read third p
me and lost. H. B. No. So, concern dc
e obscene literature, was passed by
nanimous vote. C. B. No. IA, for pun ca
hing persons having property, stolen In W
lother county, was passed by an unan; cl
GUS vote.
SATURDAY, 19TH.-Mr. Speaker signed til
B. No. II, 1.-THE Park county bill," nj